dry sth with a towel
with 引出所使用的工具；towel 是可数名词，前面通常需要冠词或限定词。
She dried her hair with a towel.
她用毛巾擦干了头发。
用于擦拭的布,尤其是用于擦干湿物的布,如洗澡后的人；用于擦干或擦拭的矩形吸水布(或纸)；手巾
a piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for drying or wiping, especially the body after washing
用于擦拭的布,尤其是用于擦干湿物的布,如洗澡后的人
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
用于擦干或擦拭的矩形吸水布(或纸)
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
After swimming, I dried my hair with a soft towel.
游泳后，我用一条柔软的毛巾擦干头发。
用法提示：此句中“towel”是名词，指擦干用的毛巾。
She grabbed a clean towel from the shelf to wipe the kitchen counter.
她从架子上拿了一条干净的毛巾来擦厨房台面。
用法提示：这里“towel”是可数名词，表示用于擦拭的布巾。
Please put the wet towels in the laundry basket.
请把湿毛巾放进洗衣篮里。
用法提示：此处“towels”是“towel”的复数形式，指多条毛巾。
with 引出所使用的工具；towel 是可数名词，前面通常需要冠词或限定词。
She dried her hair with a towel.
她用毛巾擦干了头发。
表示“把……包在毛巾里”时用 in，不用 with。
He wrapped the baby in a warm towel.
他用一条温暖的毛巾把婴儿裹了起来。
for 后接动名词，说明这条毛巾的用途。
This is a soft towel for drying your face.
这是一条用来擦脸的柔软毛巾。
hand 后可接双宾语：先接人，再接物；也可说 hand a towel to sb。
Could you hand me a towel?
你能递给我一条毛巾吗？
grammar · medium
易错句子I dried my hair with towel.
正确表达I dried my hair with a towel.
towel 是可数名词，单数形式前必须有限定词。汉语说“用毛巾”时名词前不加冠词，但英语中可数名词单数不能单独使用，需加 a/an 或 the，所以要用 with a towel。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please bring me two towel from the bathroom.
正确表达Please bring me two towels from the bathroom.
towel 是可数名词，前面有基数词 two 时要用复数形式 towels。汉语名词没有单复数变化，学习者容易忘记加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子She dried the dishes by a towel.
正确表达She dried the dishes with a towel.
表示“用某种工具”时英语用介词 with，不用 by；by 一般表示方式或手段（如 by + 动名词）。汉语的“用”直接对应 with，因此应说 with a towel。
浴巾
She wrapped herself in a soft bath towel after her shower.
她洗完澡后用一条柔软的浴巾裹住自己。
沙滩巾
He spread his beach towel on the sand and lay down.
他把沙滩巾铺在沙子上躺了下来。
纸巾；厨房纸巾
She wiped up the spill with a paper towel.
她用纸巾把洒出来的东西擦掉了。
擦手巾
There is a clean hand towel next to the sink.
水槽旁边有一条干净的擦手巾。
毛巾架
Hang the wet towels on the towel rack.
把湿毛巾挂在毛巾架上。
Choose the next layer that will help you use towel with more confidence.
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